Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 136
Chen Zongxian was furious, and then quietly moved back.

This is the end of the matter, the general situation is gone!
Chen Xun and Gao Gu are both cabinet ministers, and they have always vented their anger from the same nostrils. Since Chen Xun has such an attitude, Gao Gu will not say anything new.

The cabinet is now newly promoted. Although a single cabinet minister may not be enough, but the two of them together are barely comparable to one of the seven ministers.

In this way, with Mr. Wang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, as the leader, and Yu Qian and the cabinet supporting him, what use would it be for him to be alone, or at most Shen Yi, who had just been promoted to the Ministry of Household Affairs?

Chen Dezun, you wait!

On the other side, Chen Xun also smiled wryly in his heart.

When he and Chen Yi were planning to deal with Chen Mao, the cabinet's presence in the court was still very weak.

But who knew that the emperor would suddenly promote the cabinet once in the Chang Dynasty.

From the title of minister of the third rank to the title of minister of the second rank, he was promoted two levels at once, and the title of Jinshendian University Bachelor was added, officially confirming the status of the cabinet minister.

All these blessings had already tied him to the emperor's chariot.

If the court debates in the court were turbulent and one-sided, it would be fine if he didn't speak.

But now the situation is delicate, the Heavenly Official and Yu Qian both expressed that they want a lighter sentence, Chen Xun knew without thinking, the next step the Emperor will definitely ask him and Gao Gu for their opinions.

Rather than being named by the emperor at that time, it is better for him to stand up and leave a good impression in the heart of the emperor.

As for Chen Yi and Shen Yi, they have nothing to lose, at most they lose some face...

As Chen Yi stood on the spot, the censors below were completely silent.

Zhu Qiyu nodded with a smile on his face.

Chen Xun has this kind of temperament. At best, he is called Qingzheng and benevolent, but to put it bluntly, he is just a doughty temperament.

He is a good hand in handling government affairs, but in the face of difficulties, he always lacks the courage of Yu Qian who knows he can't do it.

To put it bluntly, this person is extremely easy to give in!

In the previous life, Zhu Qiyu also used him very much, and ordered him to be in charge of the cabinet. Although he did not have the name of chief assistant, he had the reality of chief assistant.

However, during the change of seizing the door, under Zhu Qizhen's persecution, he still honestly drafted the restoration edict for Zhu Qizhen.

As a result, in the end, he still couldn't escape the fate of exile.

People who have been with him for a long time, especially his disciples, have the same temperament.

In times of peace, he followed the steps and dealt with government affairs conscientiously, but in the face of chaos, he would only bear the burden of humiliation.

This is also the reason why Zhu Qiyu is unwilling to hand over the chief assistant to him.

Of course, the cabinet needs to reconcile the inside and the outside, and be exquisite in all aspects, but this kind of tact and sophistication is round on the outside and square on the inside, instead of just thinking about humiliating and obeying the general trend when encountering major events.

However, his temperament is still somewhat useful now.

So Zhu Qiyu said.

"Since all of you are of the same opinion, then Ningyang Hou Guanzong's mansion affairs and Jin Lianzheng's titles of second-rank virtuous doctor will be removed as a punishment."

"As for Cao Jixiang..."

I saw the emperor paused for a while, as if hesitating.

The few censors below looked at each other, all of them were cruel.

Forget about Chen Mao, after all, he is a high-ranking man, and he has his entire family as the backing, so he is not ashamed if he is not overthrown.

But if even such a military eunuch is unscathed, then wouldn't they gang of censors become complete clowns this time?

Even if Cao Jixiang was just a cover to deceive people, at this time, he has to become the main target of attack.

"Your Majesty, as a military supervisor, Cao Jixiang should have prevented the wrongdoing and reported the strategy of recruiting to the Ming court in advance, but he is arrogant and domineering, has no eyes on the court, oppresses the people, neglects his duties, and will be severely punished."

"That's right, Your Majesty, Cao Jixiang is ineffective in supervising the army, has a lot of bad deeds, has raised private family members, and plotted against the law. Please investigate strictly."

Several censors jumped out one after another, trying to explain Cao Jixiang's crimes, and they almost said that he had committed a heinous crime, and not killing him would not be enough to anger the people.

Anyway, Cao Jixiang was not here, no matter how harshly he scolded him, he couldn't refute it. The gang of censors were holding back their anger, and naturally all of them were directed at him.

Seeing that the script was finally back on track, Zhu Qiyu sighed and said.

"I also know what Qing and others said, but Cao Jixiang is only supervising the army in suppressing the rebellion. Even if he acted a little beyond the rules, it is not considered a crime. Since I forgive Ningyang Hou and Jin Shangshu, how can I blame only one person? ?”

The faces of the censors below were not good for a while. They knew that the emperor would protect the middle officials, but the matter has come to this point, and they have no way out.

For the impeachment of the three people, Ningyanghou and Jin Lian, the board was lifted high and put down gently, if even this Cao Jixiang was not taken down.

Wouldn't they become a laughing stock if it spread?
At this time, another censor stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, when Wang Zhen's party members were punished before, Cao Jixiang supervised the army outside and did not deal with it. However, according to the investigation of the ministers, from the seventh year of Zhengtong to the 14th year of Zhengtong, Cao Jixiang went in and out of Wang Zhen's mansion many times to do things for him. illegal."

"The emperor has long had a decree. Since the seventh year of Zhengtong, all those who are guilty of crimes committed by A Fu Wang Zhen, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the palace, and their official positions, will be dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"The old minister asks the emperor to issue an edict, ordering Jin Yiwei to guard Cao Jixiang and thoroughly investigate his crimes."

Zhu Qiyu took a look and found that this person was none other than Zhu Qing, the censor of Zhejiang Province.

The person Cheng Jing was looking for...

However, he still didn't speak, and the hesitation on his face was even heavier.

Seeing this situation, the lower censors stepped forward one after another and agreed.

"Your Majesty, what Zhu Yushi said is very true. Cao Jixiang is attached to Wang Zhen, so don't let him go lightly."

Under the strong remonstrance of all the censors, Zhu Qiyu was full of reluctance, so he opened his mouth.

"Since this is the case, order Jin Yiwei to order Cao Jixiang to go to prison, and Dali Temple will preside over the trial to investigate his crimes in detail."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what happened, as long as Cao Jixiang was sent to prison, their admonition this time would not be in vain.

As for the charges being different from the first...

Don't worry about such small details!
"Your Majesty is wise!"

So this morning, the curtain fell in such an anticlimactic manner, and Cao Jixiang was the fig leaf, so as not to cause too much trouble on the civil servants' side.

…………

Cao Jixiang has been very disturbed recently.

He was supervising the army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he was called back in a hurry. He first learned that the emperor, oh, should be called the Supreme Emperor to be captured now, and he also learned that the new emperor had a lot of opinions on him.

After arriving in the capital, the queen mother called him into the palace, asking him to swear an oath of allegiance, and let him pretend to join Cheng Jing.

He went to test it out, but found that the old guy didn't seem to like him very much.

Then I heard that many censors impeached him recently, but the emperor refused to prosecute him. As a result, those censors became more and more violent.

He always had a premonition that his future days might not be easy.

Sitting on the couch thinking about something, suddenly there was a loud noise from outside.

"What happened?"

Cao Jixiang had always been domineering, and he spoke harshly to the servants and servants at home, but now he was irritable, and he was not in a good mood, one word scared the surrounding servants to tremble.

Before they went out to check, two servants rushed in and said, "Master, Jin... Jin Yiwei, Jin Yiwei is here... He said he wanted to arrest people and ransack the house..."

Cao Jixiang's feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense. As soon as he stood up, more than a dozen Jinyiwei Xiaoxiao armed with knives rushed into the room, and controlled all the servants who were serving.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man in a flying fish robe came in leisurely and said with a smile, "Eunuch Cao, long time no see?"

Cao Jixiang was taken aback for a moment, and then a charming smile appeared on his face, and he said, "What brought Commander Lu here? Well, our family has just returned to the capital, and we haven't had time to come to your residence. Congratulations on your promotion?"

Lu Zhong sat down in his spare time, picked up the tea on the table, raised his head and drank it, and said with a smile on his face.

"Don't dare to be congratulated by eunuch Cao. Today, you have been impeached by many censors. The emperor has no choice but to call the brothers of Jin Yiwei to come over and search Eunuch Cao's mansion carefully. By the way, please Eunuch Cao After going to the prison to rest for two days, will you go by yourself, or will this commander help you?"

The noisy voices outside became more and more intense, it seemed that many Jin Yiwei were rummaging around outside, jumping around like dogs and dogs.

But Cao Jixiang didn't care about it, he looked at the knife in the hand of Jinyiwei Xiaoxiao, tried his best to smile, and said.

"Don't bother the commander. Our family understands the rules. Those censors in the outer court are really annoying. The emperor is a new position. He was forced by them to make some concessions. Our family understands."

Lu Zhong nodded and said: "Since that's the case, I'm not going to be polite, come here, and tie up Eunuch Cao!"

Immediately, two Jinyiwei juniors stepped forward and took out the ropes and chains that had been prepared.

Cao Jixiang took the initiative to stretch out his hands behind his back, cooperating with the two little schoolboys, and was tied tightly in a short while.

The outside is still buzzing, and the sound of porcelain being smashed can be heard from time to time.

This group of Jinyiwei, searching the house is like ransacking the house!
While being tied up, Cao Jixiang said flatteringly while maintaining a smile.

"Commander Lu actually doesn't have to go there in person, just pass on a message, and our family will go to Beizhen Fusi to see you. Why do we need to bother so many Jinyiwei brothers."

Lu Zhong put away the smile on his face, took a sip of tea, and said nothing.

Not long after, a few Jinyiwei school captains ran in from outside, carrying a few pairs of armor and weapons in their hands, and robes embroidered with python and dragon patterns, said.

"Sir Commander, I found this in the backyard. There are forty pairs of armor, four robes with python pattern, and two robes with dragon pattern."

Cao Jixiang's eyes widened, and he looked at the armor and dragon robes in their hands, looking unbelievable.

Immediately reacting, he stared at Lu Zhong fiercely, with a ferocious expression on his face.

"Lu Zhong, you villain, how dare you frame our family, who gave you the guts?"

Lu Zhong got up slowly and came to Cao Jixiang.

Then, he kicked hard on his stomach.

Cao Jixiang's hands were tied tightly, chains hung on his feet, and he was grabbed by two Jinyiwei juniors. After being kicked like this, his face turned pale immediately, and he couldn't help arching his body.

Then Lu Zhong shook his head, and said with an innocent face.

"How did you say that, Eunuch Cao, you are so bold that you hide the dragon robe privately, why did you beat him up?"

Cao Jixiang's face was pale, he gasped, but he still stared at Lu Zhong, and said viciously.

"It was you who planted the frame. Our family wants to see the emperor, no, we want to see the queen mother!"

Lu Zhong looked at him sympathetically, and said lightly.

"Eunuch Cao, you won't be able to see anyone anymore. Whether it's your audacity, or the command envoy who framed you, you'll know when you're in the prison."

As he said that, Lu Zhong showed a playful look on his face, lowered his body, approached Cao Jixiang's ear, lowered his voice, and said.

"I think, for committing such a heinous crime, Eunuch Cao left a letter of self-crime in fear, and then committed suicide in fear of the crime. Those elders who presided over the trial will understand..."

"take away!"

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